Bias Failure Modes
Many discussions of bias and discrimination fail because of a lack of awareness of the distiction between being and doing. Jay Smooth pointed out long ago to focus on the bias reflected on what a...
View ArticleWhen I Use a Word Definitions Dont Matter
I ran across a blog discussing privilege. The thread started by. someone asking how to explain the concept of white male privilege to their white male boyfriend. I replied that privilege means a lot of...
View ArticleDon’t Ask Don’t Tell Repealed
On 18 December 2010, the US Senate passed a measure which would repeal the Don’t Ask,Don’t Tell policy in the military. The Secretary of Defense said the Pentagon will begin implementing the repeal...
View ArticlePeace
Peace on Earth. Good will to all. Most days, this wish is something I try not to think about too much because it feels like we are so far away from it that it’s just too painful to think about. But not...
View ArticleObama v. Obama
Candidate Obama in 2007: As President, I will close Guantanamo, reject the Military Commissions Act and adhere to the Geneva Conventions. Our Constitution and our Uniform Code of Military Justice...
View ArticleAll Non-Verbal Communication Is Ambiguous
Well, that’s the hypothesis, anyways. Or to hedge slightly and clarify, “most non verbal communication contains some ambiguity”, but either way, I think it describes a point. Over here:...
View Articlesocial security, ponzi schemes, and taxes
A continuation of a discussion started on the abortion thread. http://www.warhw.com/2012/04/16/abortion-birth-control-whatever/#comment-1989
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